Food:
it's more than what's on your plate
What's missing in the debate over
healthcare? An emphasis on natural, preventive
care. And what's central to maintaining your
health now and in the years to come? Food.
We're beginning to see more films and books such as
"Food, Inc." and "The Omnivore's Dilemma" that highlight
the significant risks mass food production poses to our
health and the environment. And inspiring
assessments of how we can make better choices are
detailed in "Fresh! the Movie" and Michael Pollan's "In
Defense of Food."
But food is about much more than what's on our plates.
What we choose to eat is often based on how stressed we
are or how much time we have. And whether our
bodies take advantage of healthy foods often has a lot
to do with how we feel while eating it.
For optimal health, we need to attend
to all the things in life that feed us.
Nourishment comes from many sources, and finding a
balance in relationships, career, spirituality, and
physical activity creates the foundation for choosing
and taking advantage of the best that life has to offer,
including what we eat.
Developing a regular practice of
stepping back to evaluate all these areas of life and
making strategic choices about what's working and what's
not, is a balanced way of achieving natural health and
avoiding unhealthy lifestyle choices that eventually
send us to the doctor's office. This kind
of integrated approach is what heals us all. It's
the optimum preventive healthcare package.
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